Book Details
LIARDET (Captain Francis). Friendly Hints to the Young Naval Lieutenant.1858
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longman, & Roberts, First and only edition, 12mo, viii, 124pp., presentation inscription from the author, gilt tooled turn-ins, contemporary purple embossed hard-grain morocco, title in gilt on upper cover, gilt Royal coat of arms on lower board, some light rubbing. "These letters were written for the guidance of a young friend who was anxious to become a Senior Lieutenant. Several talented Naval Officers having read and appoved them, I am induced to submit them, with great deference, to the Profession."—Preface.
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